Real-world evaluation of costs of illness for pneumonia in adult patients in Dubai-A claims database study.

Sara Ahmad Mohammad Al DallalMohamed FarghalyAhmed GhorabMostafa ElaassarHammam HaridyNancy AwadBadarinath Chickballapur RamachandracharAshok Natarajan

Published in: PloS one (2021)

Pneumonia imposes a significant healthcare burden in the UAE, especially in the high-risk patients with severe comorbidities. These findings would guide clinicians and policy makers to make informed decisions.

Keyphrases

healthcare
public health
palliative care
mental health
emergency department
early onset
risk factors
social media
health information
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
acute respiratory distress syndrome